Self-supervision : a primer for counselors and helping professionals / Patrick J. Morrissette.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrissette, Patrick J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counselors--Supervision of.

Counselors.

Psychotherapists--Supervision of.

Psychotherapists.

Counseling--organization & administration.

Psychotherapy--organization & administration.

Medical Subjects:

Counseling--organization & administration.

Psychotherapy--organization & administration.

Physical Description:

xxii, 166 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Brunner-Routledge, [2001]

Summary:

As any clinician will attest, the process of clinical supervision provides mental health professionals with the support and feedback necessary for effective treatment and continued professional growth. Yet, the contact time and personal requirements demanded can make more traditional forms of supervision impracticable. As a result, experienced and novice practitioners alike who must deal with restrictions of time, cost, and convenience, would benefit immensely from an alternative method of professional supervision. As illustrated in Patrick Morrissette's book, self-supervision can provide an effective, flexible, and cost-free tool for professional growth and quality assurance in treatment.

In Self-Supervision, Morrissette attempts to fill the void in supervision literature by specifically addressing the topic of self-supervision through a synthesis of past and current literature on its theory and practice. Drawing on contributions from a wide variety of disciplines, Morrissette begins with a historical overview, and goes on to address counselor-client relationships, boundary transgressions, the impact of a counselor's own family-of-origin and unresolved issues, and topics of counselor self-care, including burnout, stress, and compassion fatigue. His in-depth discussion of the reflective process and the numerous strategies for self-supervision is enhanced by his exploration of the issues that must be examined when evaluating one's own clinical work. Clinical vignettes help to illustrate the points being made, while the specific techniques he offers make this book a practical and indispensable resource for practitioners.

In the helping professions, self-knowledge is an invaluable resource, but the means to develop this level of introspection are not always intuitive. Self-Supervision provides professionals with a plan for the pursuit of self-knowledge and a working model for the independent direction of one's own personal growth.

Contents:

1 Counselor Self-Supervision: A Historical Overview 1

Broadening the Supervisory Lens 2

The Influence of Constructivism 4

A Changing Tide: The Influence of a Solution-Focused Orientation 6

Competency-Based to Solution-Oriented Supervision 7

Methods of Self-Introspection 8

Communication Specialists' Influence in the Development of Self-Supervision 14

Developmental Frameworks of Self-Supervision 15

Self-Assessment Instruments 16

Cognitive Behavioral-Oriented Self-Supervision 18

Counselor Self-Assessment 19

Self-Supervision in Systemic and Family Therapy 20

Self-Supervision Within a Group Context 27

Self-Supervision in Psychiatry 27

2 The Counselor-Client Relationship 33

Counselor Centrality and Overinvolvement 33

Overinvolvement Through a Systemic Lens 34

Overstepping Boundaries 36

Transitional Points in Counseling 37

Indicators of Counselor Overinvolvement 38

Cycle of Counselor-Client Conflict 45

Complementary Coupling Behaviors 45

Epistemology and Counselor-Client Conflict 47

Therapeutic Alliance and Collaboration 47

Counselor Self-Disclosure 50

Client Responses to Counselor Disclosure and Overinvolvement 53

3 Person-of-the-Counselor 56

Counselor-Client Parallel Growth Process 57

Counselor Values, Assumptions, and Life Experiences 58

Person/Practice Model 60

Conversations with Self 61

A Family-of-Origin Focus 62

Transparency and Competency 62

Models for Self-Exploration 64

Ethical Considerations 74

4 Reflectivity: The Essence of Self-Supervision 77

The Evolution of Reflectivity 77

Counselor Self-Awareness and Understanding 79

Counselor Motivation Versus Counselor Coercion 84

Reflecting for Personal Growth 85

Necessary Attitudes for Reflective Thinking 89

Removing Roadblocks to Reflectivity 89

Practical Strategies for Reflective Practice 93

Reflectivity: A Developmental Framework 96

Coloring Outside the Lines 99

Teasing Out Personal Assumptions 104

The Mentoring Process 105

5 Self-Supervision in Action 109

Information Gathering and Integration 110

The Timing of Self-Supervision 110

Participation in the Self-Supervisory Process 111

Development of Counselor Self-Reliance 112

Perceptual, Conceptual, and Executive Skills 112

Pragmatics of Self-Supervision 113

Self-Supervision: Preliminary Guidelines 116

6 Self-Supervision and Counselor Self-Care 129

Forbidden Land 130

Counselor Well-Being and Service Delivery 131

The Professional and Personal Lives of Counselors 132

Occupational Hazards of Counseling 133

Existing Constructs 135

Proactive Strategies for Counselors 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-159) and index.

ISBN:

1583910751

OCLC:

47282935